[jomarr]

  never mind.................the Lumia  

 sucked with "the earbuds connected directely"  

The L640? Sorry to hear that.
 
The XL sounds decent. The 730 I can vouch for as being as good as some flagships although not as loud as the M8 or iPhones. Sorry I didn't reply earlier I was at the hospital.

 

[Slazyel]

Hi there, had the Alpha for 2days testing and I would select the Z3 over the Alpha. The Sammy is beautifully engineered and feels nice in the hand and pocket and the sound is good but there are so many reasons you go for the Z3.

Battery life when listening to music and using just as a phone you would be at the charge port so much with the Alpha.

No MicroSD slot so your limited to the storage on the phone where with the Z3 you have phone and additional storage option! If you like a smaller phone like the Alpha don't forget the Z3c

Hope this helps

P.s. the Alpha doesn't deliver anything better in sound to choose over the Z3

Thank you! But, does Z3 and Z3C sound the same?

 

[SSSN]

Which phones have really low output impedance?

 

[KaminKevCrew]

Which phones have really low output impedance?

I can tell you that the Galaxy s6 is world's better than the s5. The damping factor from the s5 output impedance killed my opinion of my se535. (plugging them into something with lower output impedance fixed that though...)

Sent from my SM-G925T using Tapatalk

 

[leddra2k]

Have you tried Galaxy S6?

Hi Deadeye, yes I've tried both S6 and Edge. They are great sounding with a great power output I just found them to be a touch high in brightness in the mid to high range.

 

[DeadeyeM]

Hi Deadeye, yes I've tried both S6 and Edge. They are great sounding with a great power output I just found them to be a touch high in brightness in the mid to high range.

When you did your comparison was this with COH2 firmware? it's should be basically the same as Note 5, so just wandering maybe samsung improved the SQ with newest firmware COH2 

 

[maxjstern]

Thank you! But, does Z3 and Z3C sound the same?

They almost sound the same, some reviews say that the Z3c is marginally better.
One thing is really better is the Z3C´s battery life, another important factor of music playback.

 

[Army-Firedawg]

Any reviews or Impressions on the ZTE Axom? I'm due for an upgrade tomorrow but my issue is the SS memory. I've already filled up my 64gb Micro SD and though I'm sure I can downsample my lossless to FLAC when syncing from my laptop to my phone I've just no idea how (if you know please help me via here or PM). So almost all the HIFI phones I'm seeing have all SS (S6, Edge, Axom) how's the Sony? Can it handle a 128gb

 

[neo5468]

How is ASUS Zenfone 2 audio quality via headphone jack ? I want 4 gb ram phone and zenfone 2 is the only viable option. Oneplus two and note 5 does not have microsd slot, which is a must for me. So, can someone report ? I heard that it is a bit bassy, but GSM Arena says that audio quality is very good, and stereo crosstalk is better than all flagships, even better than htc m8. Check here:
 
http://prntscr.com/8an1xq
 
And htc m8 and m9:
 
http://prntscr.com/8an222
 
Does anyone have zenfone 2 so he can report on this?

 

[maxjstern]

  How is ASUS Zenfone 2 audio quality via headphone jack ? I want 4 gb ram phone and zenfone 2 is the only viable option. Oneplus two and note 5 does not have microsd slot, which is a must for me. So, can someone report ? I heard that it is a bit bassy, but GSM Arena says that audio quality is very good, and stereo crosstalk is better than all flagships, even better than htc m8. Check here:
 
http://prntscr.com/8an1xq
 
And htc m8 and m9:
 
http://prntscr.com/8an222
 
Does anyone have zenfone 2 so he can report on this?

Measurements are one thing for sure, low distortion is always good, but sound signature is another thing. For example, a cold, analytical sound with extreme low distortion won´t wow people as much as a slightly v-shaped frequency response with smooth mids, as the distortion can be higher, people wouldn´t mind... (In general, exceptions are always there)...
 
Concerning the Phone itself: Great device for the price, but get the version with more RAM...

 

[neo5468]

 
Measurements are one thing for sure, low distortion is always good, but sound signature is another thing. For example, a cold, analytical sound with extreme low distortion won´t wow people as much as a slightly v-shaped frequency response with smooth mids, as the distortion can be higher, people wouldn´t mind... (In general, exceptions are always there)...
 
Concerning the Phone itself: Great device for the price, but get the version with more RAM...

Yeah, as I stated in my post, im searching for 4 gb phone, so I meant zenfone 4 gb model. Do you have it?

 

[maxjstern]

  Yeah, as I stated in my post, im searching for 4 gb phone, so I meant zenfone 4 gb model. Do you have it?

Unfortunately not, but it was once on my wishlist(is now replaced with the LeTV One Pro)...

 

[neo5468]

 
Unfortunately not, but it was once on my wishlist(is now replaced with the LeTV One Pro)...

Ah yes, i was thinking about LeTV, but it has no microsd expansion.

 

[lordearl]

 
They almost sound the same, some reviews say that the Z3c is marginally better.
One thing is really better is the Z3C´s battery life, another important factor of music playback.

I would second that - Z3C sounds excellent and the battery never ever runs out....

 

[maxjstern]

  I would second that - Z3C sounds excellent and the battery never ever runs out....

Exactly. Chinese phones are the superior in the audio department, but the lack of micro sd and the fact that they are expensive(because of third-party-sellers) is a bummer...
I hope Sony makes some changes with its new flagships, or the Chinese learn to build in a micro sd module...